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The Trench (1999)

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The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.

Cast & Crew

Director
William Boyd
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    Sgt. Telford Winter Daniel Craig
  • Profile picture of Danny Dyer
    Lance Cpl. Victor Dell Danny Dyer
  • Profile picture of James D'Arcy
    Pte. Colin Daventry James D'Arcy
  • Profile picture of Paul Nicholls
    Pte. Billy Macfarlane Paul Nicholls
  • Profile picture of Julian Rhind-Tutt
    2nd Lt. Ellis Harte Julian Rhind-Tutt
  • Profile picture of Ciarán McMenamin
    Pte. Charlie Ambrose Ciarán McMenamin
  • Profile picture of Cillian Murphy
    Rag Rookwood Cillian Murphy
  • Profile picture of Ben Whishaw
    Pte. James Deamis Ben Whishaw

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